The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-16

have unbrokenly eXis'ed between us
are to still continue. 1 refer to these
Decause such personal relations sup
ply, after all, whatever OF comfort and
the world affords, ard because
| feel it to be almost superhuous to
speak of the aid and support you have
given me and the assistance you have
to the administra ion OF the
government, during the time you have
the sf1a rs OF the exacting and
lsborious offics which you now eek to
Your LAHORE, your achieve
ments, your success and your devotion
to public duty are fully seen aud
known, and they Challenge the APP pre-
citation and gratitude OF all your coun.
trymen. Since / must at last relin-
quish my hope of your continuanc e at
my side as councillor and CO.
laborer, and since cannot
question the reasons upon which
your request to be relieved
is based, it only remains for me to &C.
cent the resignation you have ten
dered, aud express my profound
thanks for ali that you have done for
me in sharing tbs manual labor and
perplexities oil the past two years. |
feel ii st may still ask of yon that
the first day of April next be fixed rs
the Gate at which your resignation
shall take effect, AID that you will so
regulate what remains 10 you of Off.
cisl duty 10 the meantime IS to secure
that mea'ure of f,eedom from vexa-
tious labor which you have so justly
earned. With my earnest hope that
in the new path Of life you may here
after follow there may be allowed to
you more Of comfort and of ease than
a conscientious discharge of duty here
permits, | am, very sincerely your
friend, GROVER CLEVELAND
The President will nominate a sue
cessor 10 Secretary Manning before the
adjournment of Congress, but the sp'
polntment will not take effect, how
ever, before April LIST.
INvEsTIG AgIoNs OF THE ALLEGED
TEXAS oUTRAGEs.
The investigation OF the alleged po-
liticsl outrages in Washington county,
Texas, was begun by the subcommit-
tee of the Senate Com mittee on Priv
ileges and Elections this morning.
The Investigation Committee consists
of Senators Evarts (chairman), Teller,
Spooner, Pugh and Eustis. All were
present during the course of the
morning session, but Senators Evarts
and Pugh were called away to attend
the meeting OF the Judiciary Com NIT
tee.
Judge lafayette Kirk, County
Judge of Washington county, Texas,
and Lewis r. Bryan, a lawyer Of
Brenhsm, were present as counsel for
the defense, and F. D. Jordan, an at
torney of Brenham, was present to
serve in the same capacity for the
prosecution. Msrstal Booker, farm
er of Independence, Washington
county, Texas, aged 20 years, an indie
pendent in politics, was sworn and
examined by Senator Spooner. Wit
ness accompanied Col. @. P. Scam, oil
the judges of elections, on the Sd oil
last November, went to Brenh an, taking
the ballot box from Lots precinct.
They were stopped by three AIMED
men, who walked out from the load.
side and said: "Hold up" Col
Spann asked; "What does this mean p
O0e OF the armed men replied
"We want the ballot box" Mr.. Spann
refufed to give it up. rne leader o
the armed men commanded his com
psny to keep their arms aimed at the
two in the wagon while he approached
the wagon and took the ballot box and
the tally sheets. The three were
masked and were unknown to wit
ness. Mr.. Spann and witness drove
on to Brenham and reported to the
authorities the circum tAnces.
Senator Eustis or lrs examined tn
witness. In rsriy tl his questions
witness faid thu ele ii at Lots pro
cinci was quiet and UEderiy throu n
our.
Col. Spsnn was then sworn. HI
T. st fed that be- il Dem or It and wei
clerk of electiou 1T Lofts precinct
There were lS9 votes ca t, l56 o.
wbicl. were Republicans and 80 fol
tn people'a ticket. The SO vote'
were cast by whit men. The coloreC
men voted sliidly thu Republican
ticket. Witness ther Was presiding
| judge. Witness started to carry the
Dox ana two of the three tally she ett
next day al or the election to the
County Clerk at Brenhsm. Was
Stopped en- route by three armed snc
disguised men. Witness said: 20
course, you have the drop on me-
Witness had no reason to anticipate
any such thing until about 8 O'CLOCK
on that afternoon, when he heard thai
the negroes had murdered Devices
Bolton in a neighboring precinct snC
that the ballot box at Graba(l precinct
where there was large colored ma
jority, had been destroyed.
On cross.examination witness sale
there were negJo candidates on botf
tickets. One ticket was straight Re
publican ticket and the other a mixeC
ticket. There was no Democratic
ticket. Wit ess had no knowledge Al
to which party YVES responsible for the
capture of the box. In answer Il
Senator Spooner witness said Wash
ington county had usually gone Rs
publican since the war, though it had
at times gone Democrat C. There wal
a goodlY colored majority in thu
county though witness could not say
how large. The Germans held tn,
balance OF power. He had never
known the straight Democratic tiCke
TO be successful during the last ter
years until two years ago when the Re
publicans were split up.
l.. NJ. Jones, q colored school teach
or, 23 years OF age, was sworn. Wal
clerk OF election in Fluellyns votinl
precinct at last election. There were
| l59 votes cast. The voting went. or
very quietly during the day. A
night while the count was in progress,
few men entered the house. One
wore q long rubber coat and wa
armed. They had handkerchieis tied
over their faces. Witness was alarmed
and could not tell how many there
weie. The ihtIuders presented MS.
til and said either "Hod up," OF
"Hands mp" be could not tell which
Witness ran out, aud in going buted
the foremost man in the stom sch
Witness did not 90 back. He heard
two shots. Did not know what be
came Of the ballot box, Only sixty